If you truly want to call yourself a metalhead, then it's almost mandatory to know the name Ronnie James Dio. From Black Sabbath to Rainbow to Dio, the band named after him, all of the acts that Dio touched turned to something beyond imagination. Dio gave an epic quality to all of the songs he…Read more Enzo’s metal reviews #1: Ronnie James Dio: This is Your Life

There are a few phrases that have been tossed around since the 2016 election, those phrases are "fake news" and "alternative facts". Some cases one candidate says it just to deter from an issue that came up.... but that is another day. Let's talk about the theories of agenda setting and selective exposure theories through…Read more Dirty Laundry and the epidemic of fake news

Our First Amendment has been challenged numerous times. Particularly in what we as Americans often use and enjoy as an escape from the stress and drama we can endure in our daily lives, which is music. And when many artists have been attacked by those assaulting our constitutional rights, they stood strong for us by…Read more Music: A Powerful Weapon in Defending Our First Amendment

Something that people just seem to brush off about a lot of songs now a days is the power that they have. Now I am not talking about how hard a power chord is or how awesome a synth keyboard solo can be. What I am talking about is the lyrics. In today's world of…Read more What can we learn from Billy Joel’s “Piano Man”

Upon first gaze of British progressive rock band Camel's second album Mirage, you may believe you are about to listen to a one-hour advertisement for Camel cigarettes. Surely the album cover, which is based upon the artwork of the company's cigarette packs drew criticism all the way back in 1974, would likely draw even more disapproval…Read more Noah’s Prog Rock Reviews #6 – “Mirage” by Camel (1974)